Patents by Inventor Clay J. Goin

Clay J. Goin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pivot devices for ramps
    Patent number: 8832892
    Abstract: This invention includes a connection device for securing a ramp to a vehicle. The connection device has a bracket with an upper surface opposite a lower surface. The bracket is configured to be releasably secured to the ramp. A pivot pin extends from the lower surface of the bracket has an end spaced from the bracket. The end of the pivot pin is configured to be received in an opening of a cargo bed in the vehicle. The bracket is capable of being pivoted about the pivot pin along a pivot axis defined by the pivot pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Inventors: Clay J. Goin, Hugh L. Goin
  • Ramps, Pivot Devices and Biasing Structures
    Publication number: 20130219637
    Abstract: This invention includes a connection device for securing a ramp to a vehicle. The connection device has a bracket with an upper surface opposite a lower surface. The bracket is configured to be releasably secured to the ramp. A pivot pin extends from the lower surface of the bracket has an end spaced from the bracket. The end of the pivot pin is configured to be received in an opening of a cargo bed in the vehicle. The bracket is capable of being pivoted about the pivot pin along a pivot axis defined by the pivot pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Clay J. Goin, Hugh L. Goin
  • Ramp assemblies, connection devices for ramps, support structures for ramps and methods for loading and unloading a vehicle
    Patent number: 8413280
    Abstract: This invention includes a connection device for securing a ramp to a vehicle. The connection device has a bracket with an upper surface opposite a lower surface. The bracket is configured to be releasably secured to the ramp. A pivot pin extends from the lower surface of the bracket has an end spaced from the bracket. The end of the pivot pin is configured to be received in an opening of a cargo bed in the vehicle. The bracket is capable of being pivoted about the pivot pin along a pivot axis defined by the pivot pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Inventors: Hugh L. Goin, Clay J. Goin
  • Ramp Assemblies, Connection Devices for Ramps, Support Structures for Ramps and Methods for Loading and Unloading a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20100242189
    Abstract: This invention includes a connection device for securing a ramp to a vehicle. The connection device has a bracket with an upper surface opposite a lower surface. The bracket is configured to be releasably secured to the ramp. A pivot pin extends from the lower surface of the bracket has an end spaced from the bracket. The end of the pivot pin is configured to be received in an opening of a cargo bed in the vehicle. The bracket is capable of being pivoted about the pivot pin along a pivot axis defined by the pivot pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Hugh L Goin, Clay J. Goin